Selecting "Play" on PM start up screen sends me back to Wii Menu

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

Hi.

My friends have a Wii and like to play Project M on it. But their Wii history of when you start up Project M and press "Play", it sends you back to the Wii Menu. After trying this about 5-7 times, it will eventually work. But now it will not work at all. Please help.

Note-worthy details about the Wii:

• It was bought the same year the Wii was released
• Since this is such an issue, they will leave the Wii on for days so that they don't have to go through this process
• We have tried using different 2 GB SD cards, ones that work on other Wiis do not work on this one
• We are using Project M 3.5
• We tried using different Brawl discs
• We are using the non-hacked version

If you can help me, please post any ideas!

 

[Moydow]

Have you tried using Gecko OS?

• Install GeckoOS to your SD card (download link, copy the boot.elf from /Gecko1931/HBC/Gecko1931/ to your SD card root)
• Load GeckoOS via the Stage Builder
• Go to "Loader Config"
• Change "Hooktype" to AXNextFrame
• Save your settings
• Return to GeckoOS main menu
• Boot game

 

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

Have you tried using Gecko OS?

• Install GeckoOS to your SD card (download link, copy the boot.elf from /Gecko1931/HBC/Gecko1931/ to your SD card root)
• Load GeckoOS via the Stage Builder
• Go to "Loader Config"
• Change "Hooktype" to AXNextFrame
• Save your settings
• Return to GeckoOS main menu
• Boot game

What does Gecko do?

 

[Moydow]

It's just an alternative to the PM launcher, that usually works whenever the default launcher doesn't.

 

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

It's just an alternative to the PM launcher, that usually works whenever the default launcher doesn't.

What are the chances that it will not work? And is it possible that it might screw the Wii up ?

 

[Moydow]

What are the chances that it will not work?

It's more likely to work than the default is, but not 100%.

And is it possible that it might screw the Wii up ?

Not at all.

 

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

It's more likely to work than the default is, but not 100%.


Not at all.

Thanks so much for all your help! I'll tell you how it goes!

 

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

Have you tried using Gecko OS?

• Install GeckoOS to your SD card (download link, copy the boot.elf from /Gecko1931/HBC/Gecko1931/ to your SD card root)
• Load GeckoOS via the Stage Builder
• Go to "Loader Config"
• Change "Hooktype" to AXNextFrame
• Save your settings
• Return to GeckoOS main menu
• Boot game

Ok wait. So I'm about to do this, do I put Gecko OS into the SD card with Project M, or do I put it in the Project M folder? (sorry I'm not very good at this)

 

[Moydow]

You put the boot.elf file from the download into the SD card root; that is, where the existing boot.elf file is (overwrite it).

 

[I_Fight_For_My_Feelings]

You put the boot.elf file from the download into the SD card root; that is, where the existing boot.elf file is (overwrite it).

Yeah! That worked! Thank you so much!